Sage Francis

Back 2 Basics Fest: The Pharcyde

The Observatory

Five Hottest White Rappers According To Comedian Sharon Barragan

Sharon Barragan has a soft spot for white rappers--so sue her. While often derided as novelties who rarely last in the hip-hop game, there's something about these artists and their anglo flow that the comedienne can't stay away from. Since the dawn of the 90s, there's been quite a few that have mad ... More >>

SunGod Summer Sunfest Organizer 2Mex: Flexing his Fan Base, Fucking with People's Heads

2Mex's fan base will destroy you. Just look what they did to that deer.​2Mex is the kinda guy who likes to put his money where his mouth is. Two months before the November release of his new album, My Fan Base Will Destroy You (on Sage Francis' label, Strange Famous Records), this vetera ... More >>

Free Ticket Tuesdays: Sage Francis, Fischerspooner, Eye Alaska, Matt Pond PA and Venus Infers,

www.myspace.com/sagefrancisYou, too, can watch Sage Francis live...for free!​ So this is an exciting day for Free Ticket Tuesdays--we got a whole list of shows to give away tickets to today, and THEY ARE ALL STELLAR. I kid you not, I wish I could clone myself so I could watch all of these shows wi ... More >>

The Mysterious Indie Peddler, Kim Conlan, Revealed

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Incoming: Sage Francis, B. Dolan and Free Moral Agents at the Glass House, June 9

B. Dolan and Sage Francis...how'd you like to be staring at this from the front row?​Rapping politicos Sage Francis  and B. Dolan have a lot in common. They're both from Rhode Island--one of (if not the most) pissed off states in the Union. They both spit wickedly educational f ... More >>

Listen to This: Sage Francis' New Album on Myspace

​Spoken word artist Sage Francis is coming to Pomona's Glass House next week; better brush up on your Sage Francis knowledge by listening to his newest set, Li(f)e, now streaming on MySpace.

New Music: Free Moral Agents, "Systole" (Live Audio From the Prospector)

​Though we haven't written too much about them lately, we've recently gotten wise to the fact that Long Beach's Free Moral Agents have a lot of new genre-bending, eclectic gems waiting to be downloaded. 

First Crop of SXSW Acts Announced, OC/LB Bands Conspicuously Absent

A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

Paid Dues Concert in San Bernardino : 03/22/2008

Hosted by the Murrs, the festival had Sage Francis, Little Brother, Dilated Peoples, Jedi Mind Tricks, Living Legends, Yak Ballz and plenty more....

Murs' Paid Dues Fest, With Sage Fancis and Dilated Peoples, Gives Indie Hip-Hop a Major Platform

Philanthropist On the Mic

After Kicking Drugs, Taylor Smith Now Kicks Inspirational Verses

Abstractions Speak Louder Than Words

Bookmobile's bicoastal beats and bytes; Ninja Tune bounces back

Cream of Elite

Sporting perhaps the greatest hip-hop bill ever, Rock the Bells enshrines rap's history—and foreshadows its future

Sage Francis' Death Dance Tour

What: The Death Dance Tour When: Saturday June 16 Where: The Glass House, Pomona Maybe this should be called the Scions of Anticon Tour (although Alias still records for the Oakland underground-hip-hop label). He and anticon alumni Buck 65 and Sage Francis are now seasoned vets of the stage and the ... More >>

Talkin' Gnarled Roots Blues

Rural Canadian MC Buck 65 goes against the grain

Fo' Sizzle!

Summer concerts/festivals to heat the beat

But What About the Hip-hop, Tom?

Saul Williams

Felt So Good

Murs and Lisa Bonet make for some real Atmosphere

Tasered With the Taser of Love

Nightlife and more
Oct. 27-Nov. 3

This Week in the Last Thing You Need

Sage Francis

DESERT STORM

Prince Po